Tag: Firearms Training: Page 15

Weapons

Fun Targets

Savage Range Systems

Savage Range Systems' series of fun targets include the Dueling Tree, Double Spinner, and Windmill.

May 19, 2013

Weapons

Police History: L.A. County Sheriff's Pistol Team

This vintage early color footage shows the LASD Pistol Team at Biscailuz Range during a shooting skills exhibition in 1938. It features legendary marksman and LASD Aero Bureau aviation pioneer Sgt. Sewell Griggers.

May 9, 2013

Training

The Tragedy of Training Accidents

When an officer is shot and killed in a training session, odds are some other officer pulled the trigger. The result is devastating for the officers of the agency involved and for the friends and families of both officers.

April 15, 2013

Training

14 Ways To Make Training Safer

One of the mottos of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) is "When safety is taken for granted, take injury for granted."

April 15, 2013

Weapons

Fla. Sgt. Fired for Offering Trayvon Martin Target

Port Canaveral Police Sgt. Ron King, a two-year veteran of the force, attempted to defend his actions in a YouTube video posted Saturday. In the video, King said he wanted "to use a bad situation as a learning tool."

April 14, 2013

Training

The Next Generation Firing Range

Created using Meggitt Training Systems’ products and design assistance, the Suwanee (Ga.) PD training center is complete with a four-lane indoor shooting range, an academic classroom, and a training room that also serves as a virtual firearms trainer.

April 9, 2013

Training

Meggitt Installs Ga. Agency's Range

This time-lapse video courtesy of Meggitt shows the construction of Suwanee (Ga.) Police Department's new training facility. Read the April feature "The Next Generation Shooting Range" for the full story.

April 9, 2013

Training

Instilling Positive Expectations

I have discovered that a trainer has an incredibly powerful role to play in imbuing the trainee with either positive or negative expectations. And our profession demands that we hone skills essential for victory in confrontations.

April 2, 2013

Weapons

Reaction Tyme Target

LaserLyte

LaserLyte's Reaction Tyme Target, TLB-RT, is a new interactive target system with dual modes for reaction and training. This new laser training system comes with two targets for more realistic training scenarios.

March 17, 2013

Weapons

Savage Range Introduces Fun Targets

The flopper targets, which are built using a 3/8-inch AR500 steel plate, pop up a second target when the first is hit. When you knock down the second target, the first pops up again.

February 26, 2013

Patrol

Video: Ill. Cop Shoots Antlers To Separate Deer

Police used a handgun to blast apart the antlers of two tangled bucks that were unable to separate themselves after a bitter duel. Footage shows Illinois police taking aim three times at the duo, which they feared would otherwise die from starvation if they were not split up.

February 17, 2013

Weapons

Gun Range Bars Vermont Cops

A Vermont gun range has moved to prohibit the Burlington Police Department from training at its facilities after the City Council voted to advance a measure banning semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines.

January 28, 2013